Adjusting The Clutch - APRILIA CLASSIC 125 - 1997 Manual

Fig. 16

ADJUSTING THE CLUTCH

Adjust the clutch lever stroke if, with pulled
brake lever and first gear engaged, the en-
gine stops or tends to advance, or if the
clutch slips causing a delay in the acceler-
ation in comparison with the engine rpm.
Minor adjustments can be carried out by
means of the control lever adjuster (1 - Fig.
16):
Loosen the lock nut (2 - Fig. 16).
Screw or unscrew the control lever ad-
juster (1 - Fig. 16), until the idle stroke at
the end of the clutch lever is about 10
mm (see Fig. 16). Tighten the lock nut
and check the idle stroke.
If the control lever adjuster is completely
screwed or unscrwed, or if it is not possible
to obtain the correct idle stroke, proceed as
follows:
Fig. 17
Loosen the lock nut (2 - Fig. 16) and
screw the control lever adjuster com-
pletely (1 - Fig. 16).
Remove the oil pan guard, see p. 22
(REMOVING THE OIL PAN GUARD).
Unscrew the plug (1 - Fig. 17) by means
of a screwdriver or a coin.
Loosen the inner nut (1 - Fig. 18) with the
apposite spanner provided in the tool kit.
Screw the adjusting screw (2 - Fig. 18)
with a screwdriver until taking up the
slack completely.
Unscrew the above mentioned screw
giving it about half a turn, corresponding
to 3 ÷ 4 mm of lever stroke (3 - Fig. 18).
Holding the adjusting screw in fixed posi-
tion with a screwdriver, tighten the nut
using the apposite spanner again.
Retighten the plug (1 - Fig. 17).
Put back the oil pan guard.
Fig. 18
Start the engine and engage the first
gear, making sure that the engine does
not stop or does not tend to advance, or
that the clutch does not slip during the
acceleration phase or while you are driv-
ing.
a
If it is not possible to obtain a
correct adjustment, or if the
clutch does not function proper-
ly, contact an aprilia Official Dealer.
c
Make sure that the clutch cable
is intact: it must not present flat-
tened parts and the sheath must not be
worn out in any point.
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